“It’s a brilliant move for a marginal player.”
Not sure about that. Teams can pass on drafting him without too much attention. Unless the Obama administration makes a new rule stating each team, every time their turn comes up, must provide a written justification for not drafting Sam.
The next story here is going to be MSM asking why X team “passed on drafting Sam” and chose another player who is “on paper not better than Sam.”
Remember, the Pittsburgh Steelers owners believe they are the greatest humanitarians in the history of the world. They would love to draft him. Or Pete Carroll to stick it to conservatives. Etc.
True. But Bob Kraft has already weighed in and said he doesn't care about ethnicity, race or gender preference. As long as a player is about Team and Winning, he doesn't care. Gad, I hope NE doesn't draft him.
That’s the conundrum with this. A team could score brownie points with the left by drafting him but what next? A team can’t cut, bench, or trade him without suffering a severe backlash. His price tag is too high.
Either way he will be set to make a lot of money and fame.
If he makes the team, every personal foul against him will be labeled as ‘hate foul’ by some. I wouldn’t be surprised if commissioner comes up with the new rules for this ‘hate foul’.